2015 IAAF World Relays – Women's distance medley relay explained

Event:Women's distance medley relay
Competition:2015 IAAF World Relays
Venue:Thomas Robinson Stadium
Dates:2 May (final)
Competitors:24
Nations:6
Win Value:10:36.50 (WR)
Gold:Treniere Moser
Sanya Richards-Ross
Ajee' Wilson
Shannon Rowbury
Silver:Selah Jepleting Busienei
Joy Nakhumicha Sakari
Sylivia Chematui Chesebe
Virginia Nyambura Nganga
Bronze:Katarzyna Broniatowska
Monika Szczęsna
Angelika Cichocka
Sofia Ennaoui
Next:2017

The women's distance medley relay at the 2015 IAAF World Relays was held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium on 2 May.

With the pre-meet world record being set by an American University (Villanova University), the first running of this event at the international level made this a ripe candidate for a new record.

The race was competitive through the first leg, with Rénelle Lamote of France have a marginal lead over Treniere Moser from the US, with Kenyan Selah Jepleting Busienei just a step behind. Then Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross blew the race open, passing before the backstretch and opening up almost 20 metres on the French and Kenyan teams. Young star Ajee' Wilson doubled the lead before handing off to Shannon Rowbury while Kenya pulled into second with the field tightening behind them. Rowbury, a world championship bronze medalist more than held her own, crossing the line in 10:36.50, the American team taking almost 12 seconds out of the old record. In their wake, Kenya, Poland, and Australia also finished under the old record.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record Villanova University
(Kathy Franey, Michelle Bennett, Celeste Halliday, Vicki Huber)
10:48.38 Philadelphia, United States 28 April 1988
World Leading10:58.0 Nairobi, Kenya10 April 2015

Results

KEY:WRWorld recordARArea record

Final

The final was started at 21:08.[1]

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
5 10:36.50 WR
2 10:43.35 AR
6 10:45.32 AR
4 1 10:46.94 AR
5 4 11:06.14
6 3 11:06.33

Notes and References

  1. http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/5676/AT-DISMEAD-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=502842072 Final Results